PLACE: Latvia, Skulte & Riga

PARTNERS: Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (DK), C:NTACT (DK) and the Latvian NGO Palidzesim.lv (Let’s Help!) (LV)

STAGE DIRECTOR: Runi Lewerissa

PERFORMANCES: 8

SUPPORTED BY: The Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (DK), the Nordic Council of Ministers (DK), Atea Global Services and Riga City Council (LV)

Reality Demo

Youth Documentary Theatre Performances on Democracy in Latvia

The performance REALITY DEMO follow a project that started as a theatre summer school and a performance, taking place during the LAMPA festival in July 2016. Here people met in a public forum in Cesis to discuss different aspects of the democratic society of Latvia. The summer school was aimed at promoting understanding of democracy among young people as well as training the youngsters in observing and expressing democratic principles in everyday family and school life.

The performances from this summer school were presented by pupils from various parts of Latvia, who are currently touring in different schools in Riga. The performance is followed by a Q&A session where the children and the young people will get the chance to talk about democracy and what it means for them in their daily life.